SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team is back at home for just the second time this season as the Fighting Irish will take on the Michigan State Spartans Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish will turn around and host the North Carolina State Wolfpack in a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series this weekend, beginning Friday night.
The Irish enter Tuesday’s contest having won eight of their last 10, including sweeping both ends of a doubleheader in the home opener against Bowling Green last Tuesday. Notre Dame is 11-1 against the Spartans all-time, and are 5-0 in South Bend. Last season, the Irish earned an 8-0 win in six innings in East Lansing as Deanna Gumpf earned her 849th career win, the most wins of any head coach in the history of Notre Dame athletics. Notre Dame has a 14-11 overall record against the Wolfpack, including an 8-3 mark at home. The Irish have won five of the last six in the series, including two by run rule.
Fans can follow each game of the four-game home stand with live stats on the softball schedule page, or tune into ACC Network Extra. Along with Tuesday’s 5 p.m. game, the Irish and Wolfpack are scheduled to play at 5 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday with the series finale scheduled for at noon Sunday.
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